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"Every morning, Cottbus is the first german major city, that greets the sun." This is how an enthusiastic journalist recently phrased it, poetically putting into words several facts: our charming city is located in a particularly sunny region at the very eastern margin of Germany between Berlin and Dresden. Already at the time of the settlement's foundation more than 850 years ago, both of these features have been decisive for its further development and they continue to be an important influence until now.